neurine

Neurine is an alkaloid found in egg yolk, brain, bile and in cadavers. It is formed during putrefaction of biological tissues by the dehydration of choline. It is a poisonous, syrupy liquid with a fishy odor.

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Chemical data

Formula: C5H13NO
Molecular weight: 103.16 g/mol
IUPAC name: ethenyl(trimethyl)azanium hydroxide
SMILES: C[N+](C)(C)C=C.[OH-]
InChIKey: NIPLIJLVGZCKMP-UHFFFAOYSA-M
Polar surface area: 1 Å²
H-bond donors: 1
H-bond acceptors: 1
Formal charge: 0

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of: quaternary ammonium cation
Has part: carbon
Mass: 103.1

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Commons category: Neurine
chemical formula: C₅H₁₃NO
canonical SMILES: C[N+](C)(C)C=C.[OH-]

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Neurine is a quaternary ammonium salt with three methyl groups and one vinyl group attached to the nitrogen atom. Synthetically, neurine can be prepared by the reaction of acetylene with trimethylamine. Neurine is unstable and decomposes readily to form trimethylamine.

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